Shock-handling device.



H. R. EUBANK. SHOCK HANDLING. DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED ma. s. 1917,

Patented Dec 11,1911

2 SHEETS-SHEET l H. R. EUBANK.

SHOCK HANDLING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. s. 1917.

Pmmnted I Dec. H, 1917.

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Patented Dec. 11, 1917,

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lbe it known that I, HE RY Pei-to lette EUBANJK, a citizen of the United States, residing; at Etna Mills, in the county of King lil illiain and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improve: inents in Shock-Handling Devices, of which the following is a specification, reference be ing had therein to the accompanyii'lg QlIFtW- i ls ltliy invention relates to a shoclehandling device, and the objects thereof are to pro, VlClG :lor the elimination oi the old and generally prevalent practice ozt handling a shock, iii-infill by arniful; to proyide for transferring the shock from the ground to the device in a substantially compact mass so that very little,it any, oil the shock remains on the ground; to pnoyide a device which is extremely simple in construction and opera,-

tion; and finally to ,proyide a clevice which will expedite, in a generic sense, the transportation of a shock from a field to any ,c ler sirnhle point.

h ly invention ill best understood in connection with the accompanying drawings which, merely for the purposes 0t illustration, show the particular form of the invention which l at this time regard as prerterable of the arious forms in which my ineention may be embodied.

in said drawings:

l igure l is a perspective iew of the invention in position to have a shock lashed thereto.

lFigz. "2 is a side elevation, partly in section of the device showing; the shock lashed thereto, and ready to he tilted.

Fig. 3 is a perspective iew of the invention illustrating the shock in its final posi time Fig. lis a top plan View of the invention.

5 is a perspective View showing a modification ot the chain secttring means, and

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional "View oi: the same;

Generally speaking tny invention coinjpris es a vehicle running gear formed of two separable sections one serving as shock- :receiving element and the other as a ,drafit element. 'l he two sectionsareadeptedto he held together loy means of hat may be t m ma n uiding s eie. th e d a GOIHTLBQtlOlLlLllB idea en e eleieeet whil in substantial vertical position, has the shock loosely hound thereto by means of a flex ble connect on which 1s permanently carr ed by the draft ,elenieij t, and that siiinnltaneonsly with the pull exerted on the draft element, the shoclt-neceiving element with the shock melted through the medium of the l orce cont nninicated by the tlexib le connection, here by the said shock-recciying element is brought to rest on the draft element and the tension of the flexible connection automati- Cally increased and tightened abont the shock as the yeliicle progresses. I hate also devised means which will. take .Cfllfe of any It and the latter being of any desiited conyen: 30

tion al type. The two sections are adapted to be connected together hy ttvo separat and distinct means, one, the connection between the forwai' dend oi the frame 2 and the vettieal pin it, and the other constituted e chain l5 oi" eoni. alent flexible connection, be? tween the shock, and said pin l. This chain extends rearwaitdly from the draft element and passes ,oyer a lJl-"tIIlSVBIfSO circular 6 adjacent the longitudinal side beams of no the shoclt-neceivine; frame.

its Will he presently set forth, one of the salient features of my invention is the ee vision of a shock handling apparatus in which the tension of the shock scouting or lashing; device is increased eormnensurate with the d aft of the vehicle. [Under-some circumstances It have found it desii ahle to provide; means forpositivelv locking the lashing; device immediately subsequent to the positioning of the shock in a horizontal plane with respect to the running heart A very -eliahle and ,eilicient means in this non nection is illustrated in and. hot the drawings, and embodies the following constreet:on and arrangement D sposedtn-ans- Yersely of thelongitudinal lJGEtIIl-S ,7 qfthe ehock receiving frame 2 is a heam iming on its rear side an inclined etationanyvmemher or jaw 9. tively to this memher is a simila i. member it whi h i nimated e its then s hroadly the vehicle 75- Upposi tely arranged relaends, as at 11, to the upstanding brackets 12 located directly above the longitudinal beams 7. Both of these members 9 and 10 are provided upon their confronting faces with thin metallic plates 13. Arranged medially of the movable member 10 and depending therefrom in the same plane is an extension 14 having at its outer terminal an eye 15 for the reception of a rod 16 which is connected rigidly at one end to a small bracket 17 The outer free end of the rod 16 has mounted thereon a retractile coiled spring 18 held by the nut 19, and by virtue of this construction a yieldable tension is brought to bear on the chain 5, and thereby locks it in a manner which will be hereinafter more fully explained.

In practice, the vehicle, as an entirety, is' first drawn to a point in the field in proximity to a shock. The shock-receiving frame is then disconnected from the draft element and caused to assume a vertical position similar to that exhibited in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. The chain 5 having been previously disconnected at a suitable point in its length is then encircled about the shock and properly connected with the pin 4, as shown in Fig. 2. Upon giving the proper signal the team moves forwardly, and simultaneously the shock-receiving frame 2 with the shock imposed thereon is rocked until the front end of said frame passes over the pin 4 of the draft element, while the slack which existed in the chain previous to the coupling of the two sections of the running gear, is automatically compensated for, and the said chain drawn tightly about the shock. The pull between the two sections of the vehicle is communicated by the chain 5, and it will appear manifest that as long as the vehicle progresses the shock will be held firmly and compactly thereon.

\Vhen contingencies arise which might be calculated to interfere with normal operation of the invention, asjust described, and more especially in connection with the automatic tensioning means for the chain, I can resort to the positive locking arrangement hereinbefore described with regard to Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings. Vhen making use of this appurtenance, it will be seen that as soon as the shock-receiving frame and its shock are rocked to a horizontal position, the members 9 and 10 with their metallic lined faces 18 will automatically bite or engage and lock the chain against retrogra de movement.

Vhether or not the positive locking means IS'GIIlPlOYGCl in connection with the chain,

the vehicle with its load is driven to itsdestination, and here the chain is unfastened, and the frame lifted to permit the shock to slide therefrom. In this connection. I do not deem it amiss to state that if extreme.

care is exercised the shock may be set up again in practically the same position and formation as it occupied originally.

The obvious advantages of my invention are that a shock may be transported from one point to another without the necessity or requirement of but exceedingly little manual cooperation. The present day custom of farmers is to shuck corn in the field. This is usually done late in the fall when the ground is damp and disagreeable to stand upon. By using my invention one person can haul the shocks to the barn and thus be enabled to shuck it in a dry place. A further advantage resides in the fact that my device transfers the shock from the ground and leaves very little of the shock remainingon the ground, the opposite almost invariably occurring when this operation is done by hand. Other features which I deem important are that it: does not necessarily require a. skilful or intelligent; person to operate my invention; and a saving of considerable time is effected in transferring the shocks from the field to any given point.

lVhat I claim is:

1. In a shock-handling device, the combination of a. vehicle running gear comprising two wheeled sections, a shoclercceivingframe and a draft element. said sections adapted to be entirely separated in the loading operation and a flexible connection between the frame and the element adapted to be automatically tightened about the shock commensurate with the draft of the vehicle.

2. In a shock-handling device. the combination of a vehicle runninggear comprising a shock-receiving frame and a draft element, a flexible connection between the frame and an element adapted to be automatically tightened about, the shock commensurate with the draft of the vehicle and means for locking said connection when tightened, said means comprising a stationary jaw and a spring-controlled pivoted jaw and said jaws having opposed edges for simultaneously engaging said connection.

3. A shock handling device comprising a pair of wheeled sections, a shock receiving frame and a draft element. said frame in the operation of loading adapted to be placed in a substantially vertical position and entircly separated from the draft element, and a flexible connection designed to be lashed about the shock with its nds connected to the draft element. said frame designed to be rocked from its substantially vertical position to a position on top of said element and the connection tightened about the shock by a draft of said element.

4. A shock handling device comprising a pair of wheeled sections. a. shock receiving frame and a draft element, said frame in the operation of loading adapted to he placed lltl llltl in a substantially vertical position and en tirely separated from the draft element, and a flexible connection designed to be lashed about the shock with its ends connected to the draft element, said frame designed to be rocked from its substantially vertical position to a position on top of said element and the connection simultaneously tightened about the shock by a draft of said element.

5. i l shock handling device comprising a pair of wheeled sections, a shock receiving frame and a draft element, said frame in the operation of loading adapted to be placed in substantially vertical position and entirely separated from the draft element, and a flexible connection designed to be lashed about the shock with its ends connected to the draft element, said frame designed to be rocked from its substantially vertical position so that the forward portion thereof will rest on top of said element and the connection tightened about the shock, by a draft of said element.

6. A shock handling device comprising a pair of wheeled sections, a shock receiving frame and a draft element having a projection, said frame in the operation of loadtopics or this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

ing adapted to be placed in an upright posi tion and entirely removed from the draft element, and a flexible connection designed to be lashed about the shock with its ends connected to said projection, said frame, upon a draft of said element, adapted to be rocked from its upright position to a position on top of said element and straddling said projection, and simultaneously ti htening the connection about the shock,

7. In a shoclr handling device, a pair of wheeled sections, comprisinq a shock receiving frame and a draft element, the frame adapted to be removed from the element in the operation of loading, a projection on said element, a flexible connection between the frame and the projection adapted to be tightened about the shock commensurate with. tht draft of said element, said projection also preventing lateral thrust of said frame with respect to the element- In testimony whereof, I hereunto aiiizr my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses.

H. RAGLAND EUBANK,

Witnesses:

S A. Swear, I. D; BLAKE,

by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). 0. 

